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Friends of Denver School of

DENVER, CO EIN: 74-2550358 Website

THE DENVER SCHOOL OF ARTS FRIENDS FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS' VISION WHILE ENHANCING PROGRAMMING, INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$655K

+44.4% YoY

Revenue

$1.1M

+29.3% YoY

Net Investment Income

$31K

+9.0% YoY

Expenses

$903K

-5.8% YoY

About Friends of Denver School of

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Denver School of is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in DENVER, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $655K in total assets. Net investment income was $31K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Denver

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$296K$592K$889K$1M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$654,923$453,600$575,447
Revenue$1,077,186$833,379$914,836
Expenses$902,803$958,658$943,274
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$31,224$28,637$11,616
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$169K$339K$508K$678K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Friends of Denver School of

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

SUSAN KNILLEXECUTIVE DI$90K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SUSAN KNILLEXECUTIVE DI40$89,652
SARAH BAIESECRETARY2
ANDY BURNSBOARD MEMBER1
JOSH BLANCHARDBOARD MEMBER1
CHARLIE FOLLETTBOARD MEMBER1
PETER HANTREASURER2
RICHARD LEWISBOARD MEMBER
JULIE MCPHERSONBOARD MEMBER1
MARISA HOLLINGSWORTHBOARD MEMBER1
ANDY MOUNTAINCHAIR4
KEITH WARDBOARD MEMBER1
DONALD ZUCKERMANBOARD MEMBER1
ANTHONY MCWRIGHTPRINCIPAL
CHRIS WINEMANTRUSTEE EMER

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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